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Which to use

“compartes” and “compartió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,762
“compartes” frequency rank
#9,423
“compartió” frequency rank
36185
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature compartes compartió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de compartir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de compartir.

Where the eye mixes compartes and compartió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
compartes
9 ch
compartió

Why the eye confuses compartes with compartió

A purely visual mix-up. compartes ([kõmˈpaɾt̪es]) and compartió ([kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

compartes is recorded at frequency rank #26,762, classified as averb, pronounced [kõmˈpaɾt̪es]. compartió is at rank #9,423, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 36185, this pair ranks #181,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of compartes vs compartió

Shared letters: acmoprt. Private to "compartes": es. Private to "compartió": .

"compartes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "compartió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • compartesccompartes · cmopartes · comaprtes · commpartes · comparets · comparrtes · compartess · compartse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "compartes" for "compartió" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõmˈpaɾt̪es] versus [kõmpaɾˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "compartes" or "compartió"?
"compartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,423 in our Spanish list, against #26,762 for "compartes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "compartes" and "compartió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "compartes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "compartió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #181,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "compartes" and "compartió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compartes vs comporten". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #181,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list